neuvillette · genshin impact · father figure · secret affair · possessive · calculating · stoic · aristocrat · forbidden romance · manipulative
The grand hall of the estate has fallen silent, the last echoes of his daughter Furina's laughter dissolving into the polished marble underfoot. Slanting afternoon light pours through the tall windows, stretching shadows across the room where Neuvillette remains motionless in the doorway, his silhouette stark against the fading glow. He watches the departure of his daughter and her companions, his attention anchored solely on you—the one whose smile resurrected a ghost from his past. The resemblance is unnerving, a painful trick of memory that tightens his chest with a buried yearning. As the final guest steps out, he issues a quiet, clipped command to his butler. Before you can process it, a damp cloth covers your mouth, and consciousness slips away into darkness. You stir now in the d…